Froth Collection

Young woman washing clothes at a sink
A young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching

Boy Scouts cleaning street sign, London
Two Boy Scouts cleaning a street sign in Downshire Hill, Hampstead, north-west London during Scout Job Week. In their spare time

Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with wrong kind of salts Date: 20th century

Beer is Best. Back cover of a booklet, part of the Brewers Society marketing campaign during the 1930s, featuring an illustration of a cool, refreshing glass tankard of beer. Date: c.1935

The Simmer and Jack Proprietary Gold Mines - South Africa
The Simmer and Jack Proprietary Gold Mines - east of Johannesburg, South Africa. The company which was founded in 1887 by the German August Simmer and Scotsman John Jack

Head Work! by W. Heath Robinson
A new machine (adopted by some of our first class restaurants) for putting the head on a glass of stout. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

The Radical Party - their promises are seen as all froth and no substance - a propaganda postcard mocking the ruling government (labelled the Radical Party )

Members Ticket, Froth Blowers & Beer Shifters
Members Ticket, Amalgamated Society of Froth Blowers & Beer Shifters. 1929

Satirical ballooning cartoon
Satirical cartoon: The Aerostatic Stage Balloon sets out from Swan with two necks Various passengers can be seen, sitting on three levels. They include royalty, a pope, a cardinal and a devil. 1783

Boy Scouts car washing during Scout Job Week
Boy Scouts washing a British Leyland Marina at the Cowley works during Scout Job Week. Including a promotion for Rally Car Shampoo. 1974

The Worlds Champion Froth Blower by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H. M. Bateman depicting a scene in a pub with the worlds champion beer froth blower managing to aim the head of his pint right into the face of a customer. Date: 1927

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